Mary Carolyn McDaniel running for Place 3 on Summerdale council

SUMMERDALE, Alabama -- Mary Carolyn McDaniel has announced her candidacy for the Summerdale Town Council, Place 3.

Mary Carolyn McDaniel

"I have always wanted to give back to my hometown I have loved my entire life," McDaniel said. "Place 3 on the Town Council is the right place and it is the right time of my life to offer my service. Retirement following a 34-year banking career prepares me to make a profound contribution to our town government."

Other candidates who have qualified to run for Place 3 in the Aug. 28 election include incumbent Ralph Clopton and Shannon Cheves. The town council position pays $6,300 a year.

McDaniel has served as member of the Summerdale Zoning Board of Adjustment.

"As a candidate for Place 3 on the Summerdale Town Council my actions will always be transparent," she said. "I commit to our citizens to be present to respond to issues important to the citizens of our town, to be a good steward on financial matters, and in service to the towns effective government."

McDaniel’s first nine years of schooling were at Summerdale School. She graduated from Foley High School and attended Gulf Park College and Auburn University.

McDaniel is a member of Robertsdale Rotary Club where she is a Paul Harris Fellow and was selected as Rotarian of the Year.

In 1999 she was named Central Baldwin Woman of the Year. In 1998 the Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce recognized her as Volunteer of the Year.

McDaniel is a member of the board of directors of ARC of Baldwin County, a director and organizer of the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival serving as chairman for 17 years, a charter director and organizer of the Rileigh & Raylee Charitable Foundation and Angel Ride, and an organizing board member of Baldwin EMC Operation Roundup, a charitable foundation.

McDaniel is married to Ronnie McDaniel, and has two daughters and seven grandchildren. She attends the First Baptist Church of Summerdale.